Philadelphia's female sheriff threatened to arrest ICE agents, and a single sentence left the White House speechless. Now the situation has escalated!

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot Renee Good during a raid—a white American citizen, wife of an Air Force major, and mother of three children. This combination of identities closely aligns with the "model citizen" image long emphasized by Republicans.

After the incident, ICE did not immediately apologize but instead implied that Good or her family might have "obstructed law enforcement," shifting responsibility onto the victim. This "deserved" statement quickly sparked public outrage, especially within local law enforcement systems.

Philadelphia Sheriff Roshelle Bilal immediately made a public statement: she would personally order the arrest of any ICE agents conducting missions in Philadelphia under anonymous or masked conditions, directly calling the agency a "pretender law enforcement agency." In response to Bilal's statement, the White House quickly issued a condemnation, calling her remarks "dangerous and irresponsible." But Bilal only replied, "No real law enforcement officer would wear a mask." This sentence directly hit the soft spot of ICE's legitimacy—how can they demand public cooperation or tolerance for lethal force if they don't even reveal their identity?

Recently, ICE has frequently used undercover, masked, and no-warrant raids in multiple cities, causing controversy. Philadelphia had already passed a "sanctuary city" policy in 2014, limiting local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration agencies. Bilal's strong stance is actually a firm defense of this local autonomy.

This response put the White House on the defensive. Because from legal procedures to law enforcement ethics, the White House now finds it difficult to justify itself. More troublingly, after the incident, not only did Democrats support Bilal, but some moderate Republican legislators also began questioning ICE's operational guidelines. After all, the victim was not an undocumented immigrant, but a respected military widow. Knife Brother feels that Trump's midterm elections are really in trouble.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1853900448496640/

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